At nearly 11am on June 3, the weather in Ha Tinh was hot and sunny, but many teams of bricklayers and material transport workers in Ha Tinh City were still working hard. In particular, there are many middle-aged women among them.
To cope with the hot weather, many people wear ao dai, gloves, face masks, and hats. Many people also use air conditioners (shorts with small fans on their shirts) to keep their bodies cool while working.
Ms. Hoang Thi Mai (50 years old, residing in Ho Do commune, Ha Tinh city) said that she and a group of workers in Ho Do commune received paving stones on the sidewalk of Xo Viet Nghe Tinh street for a daily salary of 450,000 - 500,000 VND.
"In this hot weather, we usually work from 6am to 10:30am, and have a break in the afternoon from 2pm to 6pm. However, today there is a lot of mustard mixing, so we have to try to finish it or we will waste the mustard. Therefore, it is necessary to have lunch break until 11:30", Ms. Mai confided.
According to Ms. Mai, to maintain her health in the construction profession outside the construction site during this hot season, she has to wear a air conditioner, prepare enough ice to drink to cool down, work hard but try to take care of enough meals, eat well to maintain her health.
In Ha Tinh province, it is currently the summer-autumn rice sowing season. Despite the dry weather, many farmers are using the sun to make soil for sowing and planting.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien (60 years old, residing in Cam Thach commune, Cam Xuyen district) - said that her family still cultivates 7 sao of rice fields. After the tractors made the soil, her family, with the support of her son, drilled drainage ditches to focus on sowing soil for the crop in time.
"With such a hot weather, we take advantage of going to work early, leaving early to be less tired, but going late, going out late at noon is too much to bear".
Information from an officer of Ha Tinh General Hospital - said that the weather was hot and sunny, but at the hospital, the number of patients who were elderly and children hospitalized did not increase much. The reason is that people are now highly aware of protecting their health, most families are also equipped with air conditioners, so they can proactively take care of the health of family members, limiting the need to be hospitalized due to exhaustion due to heat.
